tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5584596294087449172024-03-13T09:20:39.687-07:00Eric StockmeyerCoordinator for Instructional Technology for the Buffalo Public School System.Eric Stockmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654496809509761222noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558459629408744917.post-38974677214725338212013-04-16T19:44:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:44:13.671-07:00TRT - Survey Questions<br />
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The Tech Readiness Tool measures school by school readiness for Computer Based Testing (CBT). Information gathered includes:<br />
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<li>School Population (By Grade Level)</li>
<li>Network Infrastructure</li>
<li># of Maximum Test-Takers (Based on Devices) </li>
<li>Testing Window</li>
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Eric Stockmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654496809509761222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558459629408744917.post-22533236691432613322013-04-16T19:42:00.001-07:002013-04-16T19:42:43.359-07:00TRT - Overview<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The move to online assessments gives rise to a distinctive set of challenges for school technology. The Tech Readiness Tool gives schools a convenient way to capture and report on indicators of their technology readiness for the new Race to the Top Assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Who Created The Tool?</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), working with the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and Pearson, have developed the Technology Readiness Tool to support states as they transition to next-generation assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: x-small;"><b>Why Use The Tech Readiness Tool?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This open source tool will help state education agencies work with schools and districts to ensure readiness when the online assessments are launched by the two consortia, beginning in the 2014/15 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>What does the Tech Readiness Tool Measure?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Technology Readiness Tool assesses current capacity and compares that to the technology that will be needed to administer the new online assessments in four areas:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Computers & other devices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ratio of devices to test-takers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Network and infrastructure</span></div>
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 14px;">4. Personnel (staffing & training)</span><br />
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Eric Stockmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654496809509761222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558459629408744917.post-77499515011822082742011-09-26T13:17:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:51:59.109-07:00TRT - Overview<br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The move to online assessments gives rise to a distinctive set of challenges for school technology. The Tech Readiness Tool gives schools a convenient way to capture and report on indicators of their technology readiness for the new Race to the Top Assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: small;">Who Created The Tool?</b></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium and the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC), working with the State Educational Technology Directors Association (SETDA) and Pearson, have developed the Technology Readiness Tool to support states as they transition to next-generation assessments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: xx-small;"><b>Why Use The Tech Readiness Tool?</b></span></div>
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<div class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 9pt; vertical-align: baseline;">
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">This open source tool will help state education agencies work with schools and districts to ensure readiness when the online assessments are launched by the two consortia, beginning in the 2014/15 school year.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;"><b>What does the Tech Readiness Tool Measure?</b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">The Technology Readiness Tool assesses current capacity and compares that to the technology that will be needed to administer the new online assessments in four areas:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">1.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Computers & other devices<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">2.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Ratio of devices to test-takers<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">3.<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'; font-size: 7pt;"> </span></span><span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 10pt;">Network and infrastructure</span></div>
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Eric Stockmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654496809509761222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558459629408744917.post-23136375480905316702011-09-26T12:00:00.000-07:002011-09-26T12:07:38.609-07:00Web 2.0 Resources<span class="Apple-style-span" style="background-color: white; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 13px; line-height: 18px;">A collaborative and ongoing project started on Google+, the Web Tools Spreadsheet seeks to identify free web tools that can help teachers improve instruction. You can view it here: <a href="http://ericstockmeyer.blogspot.com/p/width860-height700-frameborder0.html">http://ericstockmeyer.blogspot.com/p/width860-height700-frameborder0.html</a><br /><br />Know of a web tool not on the list. Submit it here: </span><a href="http://ericstockmeyer.blogspot.com/p/web20-submission-form.html">http://ericstockmeyer.blogspot.com/p/web20-submission-form.html</a>Eric Stockmeyerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07654496809509761222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-558459629408744917.post-7845334993179685302011-09-22T20:55:00.000-07:002013-04-16T19:52:55.342-07:00TRT - Survey Questions<br />
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The Tech Readiness Tool measures school by school readiness for Computer Based Testing (CBT). Information gathered includes:<br />
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<ul>
<li>School Population (By Grade Level)</li>
<li>Network Infrastructure</li>
<li># of Maximum Test-Takers (Based on Devices) </li>
<li>Testing Window</li>
</ul>
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